UniTrunker Opto456/2006 Questions

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I am trying to use Unitrunker v.14 to drive my Opto456 equiped Pro2006. I am monitoring an EDACS system with mixed Analog/Clear Provoice/Encrypted Provoice. The setup seams to be having problems correctly following transmissions. Is anyone getting an Opto Board to work with UniTrunker? Seams to be missing replies or having a tunning lag.
 

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The setup seams to be having problems correctly following transmissions. Is anyone getting an Opto Board to work with UniTrunker? Seams to be missing replies or having a tuning lag.
These vintage RS models with the Opto add-on board(s) are somewhat rare these days. The command set is basically CI/V. The CI/V protocol allows controlling multiple receivers from a single serial port. However, Unitrunker does not support this (and I've yet heard someone to ask).

You'll want to verify the baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and CI/V address. For this model - the data bits are fixed at 8; the stop bits fixed at 1; no parity bits.

Commtronics recommends a data rate of 9600 baud. Check the SW2 toggle settings to verify your radio's baud rate selection and configure Unitrunker receiver settings accordingly.

Use the default CI/V address of (hex) 80 by setting all four SW1 toggles to "OFF". All CI/V commands are prefixed with this address. If you radio is configured for a different address, it will ignore the commands from Unitrunker.
 

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Unitrunker with OPTO456

When I am trying to drive my OPTO456 equiped scanner using Unitrunker I get odd trunk tracking lags, where the same Tx is shown on multiple frequencies. Does Unitrunker use the OPTO boards squelch? I think better results might be observed if squelch is ignored, and the CC info is used only.

Also could we add a good visual indicator to which transmission is being followed?


Sweet program! Thanks for the awesome program.
 

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What system are you monitoring? Have your tried release 15?
 
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